that folks who live here will be safe. the patuxent river is spills over its -- just at noon two people were rescued from the rushing water. >> it was a tent camp, he was unaccounted for. fire department personnel responded to the scene, rescue crews from howard county and anne arundel county swift water rescue teams entered the water. >> reporter: a man was rescued, and taken to the hospital where he is recovering, but a woman drowned in the water. police have not identified here. they've been watching the water getting higher, and they actually moved their vehicles located out here in the parking lout to higher ground. >> they're always pretty good with timing, stuff like that, so give us as much heads-up as possible. >> reporter: for now the rental car company is planning to stay open, and they are hoping they

won't have to close completely. >> there's four open, apparently they'll open the rest of them, and just anticipating, you know, the wear rising. >> our concern is later this evening as more water is let go, and comes to this area. we could be talking about 2,000 to 3,000 people we may have to relocate, especially if we make it mandatory. >> reporter: at this point evacuations are not mandatory. laurel officials are preparing just in case. >> we're not there yet. we hope we won't have to do that, and we hope to work together with our surrounding counties to take care of the problem. >> reporter: as you can see there, signage reminding folks that some of these streets are closed due to this emergency evacuation that at this point is still voluntary. but they are paying very close attention to that water, stand i by for the possibility of it becoming mandatory. as you know, laurel shares its borders with several counties,

prince georges, anne arundel and howard. saying anything they knee he's more than willing to makeure they get those needs, and paying close attention to the lying areas. reporting live in laurel, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. to montgomery county, where rescuesers have their hands full. this rescue happened just after 6:00 this morning on ri if. fle ford road. a short time hear another got stuck in brookville. that driver also made it out safely. and another driver in brookville was caught by the rushing water along gold mine road at chandly mill road. high water came up over a bridge, and it came up quickly. we're told the crews had to pluck the drive off the roof of

the car. took's mark rail service still feeling the impact. three lines are canceled tonight because of trees that fell on the tracks. the trouble stopped trains, kept equipment and personnel from getting in place. mark is working with other transit agencies to accommodate. drivers are dealing with situation worse than they were at the height of hurricane sandy, and with flood warnings still in effect, the worst may be yet to come. chris gordon has the latest. >> reporter: this suv remains stranded. at about 3:00 in the morning, the driver climbed out of the window, up onto the roof, rescuers using a boat got to him and took him to saved. some of these leesburg residents waited more than six hours for the waters to recede enough for

them to try to pass. >> this is becoming a lot more typical. certainly in this last year, this is the second time we've seen this. >> reporter: outneed the louding county fire rescue and management department answered five calls, recent coulding six people. the most dangerous occurred just before 10:00 p.m. at sonicsersville turnpike and higgs bridge road. the water level can continue to rise, the vehicle can be swept away. they can be trapped between the vehicle or trapped in other hazards such as guardrails and stuff you can't see. >> you are looking inside the car, still stranded on line kiln

road near leesburg. this is why fire rescuers say don't try to drive through high standing water. ris gordon, news4. well, the winds have blown in much, much colder temperatures. it's cold out there, doug kammerer. >> it really is, guys. you talk about that flooding and the areas that have been flooded, a lot of flood warnings, our alert is going on, because there's another flood warning out there. we mentioned this all yesterday. turn around, don't drown. obviously the people that got stuck did not heed that advice. we have a lot of rivers and streams over their banks right now. turn around, don't drown. the counties that still have warnings are going to continue to see they flood warnings throughout the rest of the night tonight, though most of the rivers and streams are now starting to come down. that is very good news. we saw they flood warnings as a result of tremendous amounts of

rain. we've been talking about how much we need the rain, but we don't need it like this. 6 inches in damascus, over 4 in germantown, leesburg and monrovia, reston coming in just under 2 inches of rain. the rain has moved out, and the winds have moved in winds gusting right now between 20 and 40 miles per hour. the temperature right now or the windchill, 32 degrees. that is 40 degrees colder than where we were yesterday. i'll show you what's next in my forecast. thousands of people frustrated, still asking questions tonight about what happened on metro's green line during last night's commute. many were stuck outside the navy yard station while thousands of others were stranded underground. this came after a track fire, when emergency responders cut power to both sides of the track. as a result it shut down the green line from navy yard to southern avenue. transportation reporter adam tuss is live at the navy yard

with more on the madness on metro today. adam? >> reporter: jim, new details about exactly what happened lt night here along the green line, and the head of metro is telling riders he's sorry. >> i want to apologize to our customers. there were very long delays last night. some experienced some alarmt. >> reporter: the general manager said while the investigation is continuing, he admits the response simply wasn't good enough. >> it was unacceptable to them as our customers, and certainly unacceptable to me. >> reporter: just to recap, a piece of the third rail began smoking. d.c. fire came in, and somewhere along the line, power was cut to the wrong stretch of track. that meant two nearby trains were frozen in place. metro says it was one of their own employees that cut power to the wrong stretch. previous reports suggested that the power was cut by a d.c. fire

officials. platforms way too crowded, some riders chose to leave the trains and evacuate. >> innikiya says -- >> i pay almost $300 just to get on the train to come back and forth. it's not reliable at all. the communication is horrible. >> reporter: riders did complain about the lack of communication. the general manager clearly not happy, telling us the situation should have been handled differently. >> i've told my team we have to do a better job and everyone expects a better job. >> reporter: coming up at 6:00, we told you some riders decided to left their train. should you ever do that, we get an answer from the general manager. reporting live along the green line, adam tuss, news4. right now we're following the latest developments out of atlanta where a middle-skew student is in custody, accused of shooting a classmate. the 14-year-old victim was not

in the head around 2:00. police say he was awake and alert while taken to the hospital. parents gathered to pick up their kids. students were held in the gym until their normal dismissal hour. in the world of extreme sports, there is sad news today about the death of a bold and competitive athlete, caleb moore. he died today. the 25-year-old passed away just one week after flipping and crashing his snow mobile. he cause competing this in year's winter x games. he was able to walk away, but later developed heart and brain complications. in a statement, his family expressed the deep gratitude for the prayers and support they were received from the fans, friends and family that caleb has inspired. president obama wants chuck hagel to be his next defense secretary, and there were fireworks today at his confirmation hearing. senator john mccain pressing him on his opposition to the troop surge in iraq back in 2007.

>> if we review the record a bit -- >> will you please answer the question? were you correct or incorrect when you said that the surge would be the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since vietnam? were you correct or incorrect? yes or no. >> my reference to the search -- >> will you answer the question, senator? the question is were you right or wrong? that's a pretty straightforward question. i would like the answer action and then you are free to elaborate. >> if hagel is confirmed, he would be the first former enlisted man and first vietnam veteran to head the pentagon. some big developments in this terrible wreck involving a fire truck. we'll tell you about a new internal investigation, and about the miraculous recovery of a firefighter. plus beyonce's lip-sync controversy. tonight we're hearing from the singer for the first time. we weren't the only ones to

get hit with this severe weather. a new look at the damage from this deadly storm. "news4 at 5" is just getting started.

keeping virginia students

safe, that's the goal of virginia governor bob mcdonald's new task force on school and campus safety. today's the deadline. >> much of the focus is on the public schools, but the private schools are also having concerns. news4's northern have a is a bureau reporter david culver explains. >> julia is volunteer for recess duty today. her son gus to st. amber's -- it's private, but she hopes that doesn't mean it's any less attention. >> i'm a taxpayer. >> inside school principal barbara is constantly monitoring her has. no one from the police department ever -- we didn't know what was going on. the other schools in the area

got word before we did. so one of our parents called and said they're locking down a neighborhood, so we think our students should probably be in lockout, too. >> reporter: there were 201 private schools, more than 26,000 students enrolled. the task was keeping all schools in the county safe, he's instructed his station commanders to take initiative. >> where they reach out to the private schools to develop that dialogue. >> but the lieutenant admits logistics can make it tough. >> if we can't be everywhere at every time, any person in fairfax county has the absolute right to call the station commanders or even me. >> reporter: his advice -- get to know your local station commander. >> we take all help we can get. >> in annandale virginia, news4. thousands still without power, after attorneys ripped through parts of north georgia.

five counties got slammed. at least eight people were injured, official say about 250 homes were damaged by the heavy winds and strong rain. the state's governor has declared the emergency in some of the affected areas. >> we no longer have a rain event, and we have some wind out there. >> the wind has been kicking up during the day today. we're waiting for that wind yet. 40, 50-mile-an-hour winds, that's exactly what we continue to see. right now you can see we're seeing some mostly clear skies around the d.c. metro area, but clouds off in the distance. but look -- winds gusting to 22 at the airport. still seeing wind gusts in martins burg over at vwi, gusting to 40 miles an hour. you add that, and we're talking

about a much colder night out there tonight. the current number in martins burg. hagerstown. and in annapolis, 37 in manassas, look at fredericksburg. much different than what we saw yesterday. take a look at the windchill numbers. how about these? at 5:00 in the afternoon, 18 in hagerstown, 28 in frederick, 26 in leesburg. 32 right now in washington our high yesterday. now some shower at this time starting to make its way our way. not quis making their way over the blue ridge, but i would not be surprised to see some snow showersening toward the direct, but i think for the most part we won't see too much of that at

all. that's right now. here's what's coming overnight. an itty-bitty system, a bit of snow here, but it will continue to make its way toward the east. cold conditions, there here, the windy conditions are here. here comes our storm system. notice at 5:00 tomorrow morning, right around the rush hour, starting to see light snow. this is not a big snow event at all, but we could see some areas with a bit of dusting. it will move out very quickly in behind it, just cold and very breezy before our next system comes in on sunday. that one will also have the potential to get a dusting of snow. tomorrow morning partly cloudy, 24 to 30 degrees. tomorrow afternoon, clearing skies, and the skies will clear quickly. with windchills in the 20s all day, as we look toward the next couple days.

good chance of snow showers on sunday, a high of 43. 40 on monday, and guess what? another chance of light snow on tuesday. that one could have a little accumulation with it, but once again, no big deal. you'll notice temperatures stay at or below average. if you put your coats away yesterday, guess what's coming out of the closet? >> those coats are already out. we're layering them. it's a prius parade. wile some drivers are upset about the way the governor plans to raise money for transportation. >> i'm liz crenshaw. finger foods for super bowl sunday, recipes anyone can tackle, coming up. and i'm dan hellie, live in new orleans, the site of super bowl xlvii, a d.c. native, and vernon davis could decide the super bowl for the 49ers, thanks to his grandma and a former

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that i put on my children's plate. that's why we use all-white meat, breading that is whole grain with omega-3 and no preservatives. it is my goal to make the highest quality, best-tasting nugget on the market. i want consumers to go, "dang, that's a good nugget." sdpluf the bombs bursting in air ♪ any questions? >> well, that was real, but she did admit that her inauguration performance was not, that she

lip synced. today was the first time she spoke push ily said back uptracs are common. beyonce sell she will sing live at sunday during halftime. >> so take that. the countdown continues just three days and counting. a game that will feature a former terrapin who's had to learn tough lessons. he's in new orleans with that story. hey, dan. >> reporter: he just might be the most interesting man, he owns an art studio, an honorary captain for the u.s. olympic curling team in vancouver, and

he could be the x factor, but he night not be here, if it weren't fora seminal moment four years ago. he was kicked off the sideline for having a bad attitude. >> i would rather play with ten people and get penalized, cannot win with them. >> after shed tears and asking to be -- vernon flipped the switch. it was the wake-up call he needed. >> it was an important moment, a moment that every young guy needs to see. it was a lesson learned. it was a lesson for mer a guy

that was selfish. i wanted the statistics, and i expressed it in the wrong way, in a way i shouldn't have, you know? but now, for me it's important to put my teammates first, because when you do that, you show that you're humble. >> davis came from humble beginnings in washington, d.c. raised by a grandmar, who was not a fan of her grandson plays a game that will make him mills on. >> originally i said no, and he said c'mon, grandma. i said no, i'm not signing a permission slip for you. >> when he walked into my office, he had all hi paperwork and said i'm here to play football, who's the head coach? and i'm interested in playing. i was impressed, because he had his paperwork with him, and he was standing 6'3", about 195 pounds at that time. we didn't have anything that

look like him. >> vernon has worked his way into the super bowl the to this day thanking the won. >> she was always my inspiration, my motivation everybody that i do is for her, you know because just the love she embraced us with, me and my siblings. >> he's hoping on sunday grandma will be watching him hold a super bowl trophy. from dunbar high school to the side of the super dome, as the face of the 49ers franchise. i do have to say happy birthday, vernon davis turns 29 years old today. a good birthday present, maybe a victory on sunday. >> now he's three stories tall behind you, larger than life. >> reporter: always, yes.

we are learning new details about that accident on the beltway earlier this week. now it's parton an internal investigation as a local firehouse. it turns out police won't be filing any charges against the son of virginia congressman moran. now we know why. we may have a motive in the shooting that killed a teenager who performed at inauguration events here.

a fast forward through you're headlines. a woman in maryland drowned in the floods following that storm overnight. rescuers recovered her body from the high waters that engulfed a homeless camp. a voluntary evacuation under way. officials have opened the flood gates on the dam of the pauxatut river. the area is still shut down. they have roped off cedar lane since about 9:30. it took down some power lines with it. more power problems in montgomery county. please were called in to help direct traffic. now, let's fast forward to on our blustery forecast. >> that's exactly what we've seen. these are the forecasted windchills. we're already seeing some in the

teens, well back to the west. a look at 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. 15 in hagerstown. 20 in leesburg. and look at tomorrow afternoon. the winds actually increased during the day. how about a windchill around 22 at 5:00 in the afternoon tomorrow. 17 in leesburg. 20 in manassas, 50 degrees colder than where we were for a high yesterday. that is a temperature swing. we'll talk about that and our snow chances coming up. thank you, doug. it was a horrific crash. a firefighter's arm amputated. today we're learning the collision is the focus of an internal investigation. jackie bensen joins us at the west lanam hills. >> reporter: we have learned that investigators are trying to determined if the fire engine was complying with the department's general orders,

including those regarding u-turns. police investigators have stated publicly that the engine was permitted by maryland law to use the emergency vehicles only cut-through to make a u-turn on the beltway. as it did so, the back of the fire engine was struck by a tractor-trailer. the cat trophic collision snarled traffic all day and left several injured. news4 has learned that the fire department is looking into whether the fire engine complied with the department's only general orders when it attempted to make the u-turn. sources say those orders may contain stricter rules about when a fire can use the -- mean why, the most seriously injured, he continues to recuperate after a 9 hour long surgery to

reattach his arm. fellow firefighters are credited with icing the limb in time to get him to dr. higgins. he was part of the team of surgeons that performed a rare double-arm transplant on a former soldier last month. >> he was very well prepared for surgery. they had the patient stabilized. his part was very well prepared and it was placed onnize in a plastic bag, following all the protocols that we have in position for this time of injury. and he was brought into the operating room nearly immediately after he hit our doors. so the system worked very well. >> reporter: lt. emmo in the meantime s continue toss recovered in baltimore. his fellow firefighters are asking for the community's prayers. reporting live in lanam, jackie bensen, news4. >> i need something with a name and their address on it.

>> this hidden camera video triggered a month-lounge a electric fraud investigation. we now know that congressman jim moran's son will not be facing charges. a project veritas member hmm posed as a volunteers and recorded the video. police announced the investigation is closed since the investigators didn't receive any assistance from the producers of that videotape. if you owe the district of columbia money, be prepared for that money to come out of your tax refund. this year the d.c. office of tax and revenue will intercept income tax refunds, that includes unpaid parking tickets. the new law was passed by the d.c. council as part of a 2013 budget support act. taxpayers will receive a letter explaining how much of their refund was garnished and why. environmentally conscious

drivers could be facing a new fee in virginia. it's part of governor bob mcdonald's plan to fund the transportation project. as julie carey reports, today some hybrid car owners took to the streets in protest. ths the parade to protest a very unpopular feature. part of the proposal would require owners of alternative fuel vehicles to pay a new $100 a year fee. there are more than 91,000 vehicles in the commonwealth. >> tax pollution, not solution. >> reporter: they are slamming the fee as a hybrid tax. >> it doesn't make any sense to punish people trying to do their part. they want to have more efficient vehicles, they want to release less pollution, and it's just doesn't make sense. and folks are pretty outraged

about it. >> some lawmakers considering the plan are skeptical too. one recent lid grilled transportation secretary shawn ka naughten, who explained the fee was needed because hybrid owners use little gas, therefore contribute very little federal tax money. that's a key source of transportation revenue. >> we essentially are trying to make up for the fact that they are not paying all other little federal taxes as well. >> reporter: that still didn't make sense to this lawmaker, to why single out hybrids, where non-hybrids get equally good mileage. >> why wouldn't you do that, then, to motorcycles? you. >> reporter: the governor has made one change in his plan to charge that fee. cars fuels by natural gas will be exempt. in richmond, julie carey, news4. the transportation secretary adds owners of natural gas vehicles already pay an extra fee.

the 2013 washington auto show is about to kick off. today we got a sneak peek at what we can see this year at the washington convention center. 42 manufacturers are showing off more than 700 new makes and models. there are new cars, trucks, suvs, even classic cars. it begins tomorrow at the convention center, open to the public until the 10th of february. this weekend, you can get inside this washington auto show. joined veronica johnson and zachary kiesch saturday fight no a look at some of the coolest cars you'll find this year. a terrorist hostage situation unfolding. fbi agents work to save a little boy. and on a much lighter note, we are meeting the brains behind something called the publicy bowl. brian williams takes us behind the scenes

dense of players are gearing up for the big game this sunday. no, not the super bowl. this game goes to the dogs. >> it's animal planet's ninth annual puppy bowl. brian williams went behind the scenes to experience the cuteness of it firsthand. >> oh, stop kissing me. okay, if you must. >> come here, come here.

>> when people walk in the room and see the sound stage, what do they usually say? >> i think they're surprised at how small it is action because the pup yes, sir end up looking kind of big on it. i have a sense for how big they are, but i don't think other viewers are until they see it's quite small. >> should we let pearl run for just a bit? you are ridiculousry cute. >> right on cue you're cute. right on could you you're cute. >> reporter: scared himself to death. 1, 2, 3, aww. you can see brian williams at 7:00. "new york times" is hacked. it may be part of an international cyberattack. plus food and football go hand in hand. liz crenshaw looks at tasty ideas for super bowl parties. and the cold air is here. all we need is moisture, and it looks like we could get some

overnight tonight, yes, we could see snow toward tomorrow morning. what to expect?

fib agency work to save a little boy, but the man is holding the boy hostage still. >> they have managed to get medicine, even coloring books and crayons toed child. doreen gentzler has the latest on this awful standoff. a child name ethan, who

turns six in a few weeks, remains captive in an underground bunker. >> it's been small, but he's been known to stay in there eight days, i've been told. it's four foot underground. >> reporter: jimmy lee dikes allegedly boarded a stopped school bus on tuesday near this church and demanded that a few random children come with him. the about us driver, 66-year-old charles poland jr. blocked his way, refusing to let any children go. then the gunman shot poland several times, killing him. officer arrived, and said after opening fire, the suspect grabbed ethan, who had fainted, and took him to his property. neighbors described him as a loner, survivalist and antigovernment. >> he believed that government is here only to take all of our things and suppress our rights, and that, you know, government

is the great satan. >> reporter: he had been scheduled to appear in court wednesday to face a charge of menacing some neighbors with a gun as they drove by his house. at candlelight vigils, prayer for ethan and the bus driver, who across the community is being hailed for his bravery. >> my gratitude goes out to him for protecting the children. he started the day as a school bug driver, and he ended as a hero. >> reporter: mourning a loss, now the wait is on for the standoff's end. >> that same pipe that police used to give the boy his medicine is also being used to communicate with the abductor. let's check out stories trending online. employees at "new york times" are on guard tonight after computer we are hacked. authorities believe the hackers are trying to steal pass words and break into the staff e-mail accounts. investigators traced the cyberattack to china, which denies the accusation. the times says the hacking is payback for a scathing article it published on the country's

news leader. and a study shows that you don't always need a four-year college degrees. careerbuilder.com put together a list. air traffic controllers took the top spot. fashion designers aerospace engineers, registered nurses came in next bringing in about $70,000 a year. how about a dental hygienist or radiation therapyist, pulling down about $60,000 with an associate's degree. twinkies are another step closer to getting back on grocery shelves. the bankrupt bakery hostess says, has chosen a lead bid. two investment firms are offering $410 million to make and sell twinkies and other hostess treats. if this deal goes through, twinkies may be available again come fall. we've had withdrawal. it's been a wild week for weather, as you know, and

temperatures in the 70s, suddenly it's freezing, and now we're talking about some snow gets. let's t the latest from doug. >> it's been a wild week. i was at hutchenson elementary talking to the kids there. take a look here. the second graders were asking about this wild weather. yesterday they were on the playground with temperatures in the 70s. today they did not get to go to recess, well, because i came to talk to them, and tomorrow i don't think they'll want to go to recess, because the windchills will be in the teens all day. so hello once again to the second graders out there. about 120 kids, talking about the weather. smart kids, too, they know about the tools we use here. temperatures at the airport, winds gusting to 22 miles an hour at the airport, but other areas, still 30 to 40-mile-an-hour wind gusts right now the temperature and wind combined. wait until you see the windchills around the region. 39 camp springs, 40 and annapolis.

here are the windchills, around the metro area, look at this down into the 20s. 25 in leesburg, 31 in camp springs, 24 in baltimore, gaithersburg is at 21 right now. it's disappeared. it's so cold, it's no longer even on the map, but that's what we're talking about with these very cold temperatures. something else we're seeing. light snow into portions of northern loudoun county. and that's just a sign of things to come. we've got our flow out of the west. you see the snow showers here, but it's actually this guy, right here, this little area of snow that will make its way toward the east, as it does, i think we'll see snow early tomorrow morning, talking about 5:00 in the morning. just about everybody seeing some light snow. yes, we could get a coating on even the roadways, to watch out early tomorrow morning, i don't think we'll see too many problems.

so it's a very, very fast mover. 35 on friday, 36 on saturday, that's the coldest, and 43 on sunday, another chance for snow showers on sunday. one again possibly a coating. watching out for tuesday, just light snow, but any snow this time of year, we need to see it. guys? >> thank you, doug. >> this is a live shot of is the sky tonight, so quite dramatic and beautiful out there. so you want to score bit at this weekend's pay? >> liz crenshaw can help you gain yardage. >> if you're looking to feet some feisty fans, this is for you. personal chef james thismt honopli handed off some easy inch we're here with personal chef james -- we're going to learn super-fun treats that

anything. >> white hot dog chili. onius garlic celery, chili white hot dogs and montrae jan cheese. then let the chili cook. >> i could make this a day ahead, easily and just reheed it. >> a recipe that honors both steams. >> i call them ravening cake sliders, a maryland crab cake and san francisco avocado spread. for the san francisco avocado spread, you're just going to take a nice rhyme avocado, scooping it out, and it has a lot of herbs in it. >> combine the heron and mayo and mash it. >> so avocado spread on the top. >> then the crack cake. >> a truly san francisco will

baltimore slider sandwich. i think chicken wings are too much trouble. >> it's not if you buy a bag of fully frozen, and make your own sauce. >> give the wings a winning kick, add chopped thai chilies. and other spices. >> stir it up, and now i'm ready to toss my wings in there. these are store-bought wings, but made them our own by adding this great sauce. we're going to make a must have lata sandwich. we're going to add this deliver olive sand. this is an italian new orleans sandwich, because the super bowl is in new orleans. and then the cold cuts. weigh it down with a heavy pot and bake. >> then when you slice them, they don't fall apart when you

eat them. >> perfect. you have stuff for those of us pretending to be on a diet? >> i do, grilled pineapple. we need pizza. i don't want you to order it. >> we're going to make one. vegetarian pesto pizza, topped with art chone hearts, finger foods for the veg tear fan. >> chef james, thank you for the finger foods. >> happy super bowl sunday. you can do thi if you're looking for something sweet, no sweat, instead of baking, she has a grill nutella/banana recipe, you can find all these re pills on our website. >> those look great. >> and we put a vegetarian in there for you. >> i saw that. but i remember the days of the

muffle etta in my youth. there's trouble brewing over a deal with two beer giants. the justice department is suing to stop the nation's largest beer seller anheuser busch from buying grupo modelo. the government says the deal would reduce competition and lead to higher prices. americans spend $80 billion a year on beer, and bud light is the top seller. the chicago teenager shot and killed, now police think they know why she got caught in the crossfire. maryland lawmakers agree on one thing, how to make drivers happy. plus the serial groper strikes

the search continues tonight for the gunman who shot and killed a 15-year-old in chicago days after she performed here at the inauguration in d.c. >> hadaya pchbdle ton was a bright stay tuned. she appeared in a antigang violence video on youtube. police think she was shot as part of a turf war. >> just looked, and there goes my best friend. >> reporter: kaline jones was with her when she was shot and killed tuesday afternoon. they were with a group of friends at vivien gordon harsh parked on 44th and oakenwad, when someone approached them. >> she was running, we were all

running, because we heard the gunshots, and she stopped and said i think i got shot. >> reporter: she was a sophomore where her locker has become a memorial, an honor student, volley ballplayer and majorette. the team just traveled to d.c. a week ago to perform. >> it hit everybody pretty hard. we lost a sister. >> reporter: nathaniel pendleton lost his only daughter. not seeing her anymore. >> reporter: that i see why he came to the park where she was murdered. her heartbroken 10-year-old brother by the i'm, the family asking for the community's help to find this killer. >> the guy, whoever it was, the gunman or whatever, i mean, man, you took the light of my life. >> reporter: the police superintendent says she was not the intended target. a group of a dozen or so teens she was with thought they were hanging at the park, but they were in the middle of a turf war

they knew nothing about. >> we believe that somebody mistakened the group who was hanging out here of innocent children, returned with a firearm and fired into the crowd. >> reporter: family and friends of the promising young student trying to be strong. >> she would want us all to smile and know she's in a better place. heaven is a lot safer than chicago. >> reporter: michelle reliford reporting. there were more than 500 murders in chicago last year. now at 6:00, dangerous flooding could get worse tonight. right now, hundreds evacuate their homes after gates to a dam are opened. we're live on the flooding fears, as officials think it could get worse. >> busy day for recescue crews. plus former senator hagel sits on the hot seat. good evening, everyone.